What did Ofsted judge Richard Atkins Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Richard Atkins Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Richard Atkins Primary School?

Richard Atkins Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.

What ages does Richard Atkins Primary School take?

Richard Atkins Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Richard Atkins Primary School located?

Richard Atkins Primary School is located in London, SW2 4JP, Lambeth.

How do I apply to Richard Atkins Primary School?

Richard Atkins Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Richard Atkins Primary School?

When Richard Atkins Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Priority will be given to looked after children and previously looked after children; 2. Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who already attends the school, and who will not have left the school at the time of admission; 3. Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Needs — Children with a professionally supported medical or social need, whose application identifies a particular school that is especially able to meet that need, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority will be given to children living closest to the preferred school (measured by a straight-line) in accordance with the measuring information in criterion 5. However, in the case where children have exactly the same distance between their home and the school, Lambeth LA will use the random allocation facility within the Synergy “Admission and Transfers System” pupil data base as a tiebreaker.

What is the largest ethnic background at Richard Atkins Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 18.6% of pupils at Richard Atkins Primary School are recorded as Black Caribbean. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Richard Atkins Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

How places are decided at Richard Atkins Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Priority will be given to looked after children and previously looked after children.
2Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who already attends the school, and who will not have left the school at the time of admission.
3Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Needs — Children with a professionally supported medical or social need, whose application identifies a particular school that is especially able to meet that need.
4Children of staff at the school — Applications for children of staff at the school. A member of staff for the purposes of this criterion must be employed by the said school as a teaching assistant or qualified teacher for a minimum of 0.6fte (16.5 hours teaching staff) and this employment must have been for at least 3 years at the time of submitting the application.
5Distance — Priority will be given on the basis of distance between the child’s current home address and the school, measured by a straight-line.

If two applications tie: As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority will be given to children living closest to the preferred school (measured by a straight-line) in accordance with the measuring information in criterion 5. However, in the case where children have exactly the same distance between their home and the school, Lambeth LA will use the random allocation facility within the Synergy “Admission and Transfers System” pupil data base as a tiebreaker.

Local-authority coordinated default oversubscription criteria for Lambeth's community and voluntary-controlled schools (the council is the admission authority). Some community/voluntary-controlled schools in this authority apply catchment-area, feeder-school or priority-area variants — check the individual school for its exact arrangements. Henry Cavendish and Sudbourne Primary schools use a different distance/proximity criterion (nodal points) instead of standard straight-line distance to a single site. Lilian Baylis Technology School and The Norwood School apply the same 5-criterion ordering but within an ability-banding structure (and a bursary band for Norwood) for Year 7 secondary transfer entry.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Richard Atkins Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Richard Atkins Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Richard Atkins Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Richard Atkins Primary School?: Richard Atkins Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.
What ages does Richard Atkins Primary School take?: Richard Atkins Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Richard Atkins Primary School located?: Richard Atkins Primary School is located in London, SW2 4JP, Lambeth.
How do I apply to Richard Atkins Primary School?: Richard Atkins Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Richard Atkins Primary School?: When Richard Atkins Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Priority will be given to looked after children and previously looked after children; 2. Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who already attends the school, and who will not have left the school at the time of admission; 3. Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Needs — Children with a professionally supported medical or social need, whose application identifies a particular school that is especially able to meet that need, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority will be given to children living closest to the preferred school (measured by a straight-line) in accordance with the measuring information in criterion 5. However, in the case where children have exactly the same distance between their home and the school, Lambeth LA will use the random allocation facility within the Synergy “Admission and Transfers System” pupil data base as a tiebreaker.
What is the largest ethnic background at Richard Atkins Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 18.6% of pupils at Richard Atkins Primary School are recorded as Black Caribbean. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Richard Atkins Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Priority will be given to looked after children and previously looked after children.
2Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who already attends the school, and who will not have left the school at the time of admission.
3Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Needs — Children with a professionally supported medical or social need, whose application identifies a particular school that is especially able to meet that need.
4Children of staff at the school — Applications for children of staff at the school. A member of staff for the purposes of this criterion must be employed by the said school as a teaching assistant or qualified teacher for a minimum of 0.6fte (16.5 hours teaching staff) and this employment must have been for at least 3 years at the time of submitting the application.
5Distance — Priority will be given on the basis of distance between the child’s current home address and the school, measured by a straight-line.

Richard Atkins Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Richard Atkins Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Richard Atkins Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Richard Atkins Primary School?: Richard Atkins Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.
What ages does Richard Atkins Primary School take?: Richard Atkins Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Richard Atkins Primary School located?: Richard Atkins Primary School is located in London, SW2 4JP, Lambeth.
How do I apply to Richard Atkins Primary School?: Richard Atkins Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Richard Atkins Primary School?: When Richard Atkins Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — Priority will be given to looked after children and previously looked after children; 2. Siblings — Children with a brother or sister who already attends the school, and who will not have left the school at the time of admission; 3. Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Needs — Children with a professionally supported medical or social need, whose application identifies a particular school that is especially able to meet that need, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority will be given to children living closest to the preferred school (measured by a straight-line) in accordance with the measuring information in criterion 5. However, in the case where children have exactly the same distance between their home and the school, Lambeth LA will use the random allocation facility within the Synergy “Admission and Transfers System” pupil data base as a tiebreaker.
What is the largest ethnic background at Richard Atkins Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 18.6% of pupils at Richard Atkins Primary School are recorded as Black Caribbean. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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